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[alt_sinistra]

Reminder that we'll be doing the wards work at 7:56 tonight. I'd strongly suggest avoiding any kind of complex magic for about 10 minutes starting at 7:50. Just in case.

We're not sure the magnitude of effects, but it's possible there will be flares of magic, especially along ley lines or in aligned places, and there may be earthquakes or odd weather bursts. We've warned the regional healing and other spaces, and Lee's had vague comments out about this evening, and avoiding the floo and portkeys tonight all day.

We sincerely hope this will settle things and reduce the risks of any further problems from the wards entirely, but we won't know for sure until we get to the other side of the changes. I'll update when we know more.

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[alt_cedric]

Calais is on the floo, yelling that the sky is on fire. After attempting to calm them down, I think they meant the aurora effects in the air along the lines that extend toward them.

[alt_sinistra]

Good to know it's extending along the lines.

Values of good.

Readings are unclear, still. Lots of magic, moving, more than we expected.

Tell them we'll update them when we know more?

[alt_sinistra]

Linus has reported people - unpleasant, he said - checking the Peterhead stone. He's returning to Hogwarts, I'm sending Evelyn to Stornoway.

I expect we'll be a bit before we have more news.

Lee, earthquake reports would be very handy.

[alt_lee]

Initial reports, button and journal.

Earthquakes, worse the further from Dover, like you thought, but not too much damage or injury. Things shaking about, not falling over.

Lights, anywhere that can see the stones or the lines you showed me. Shifting colours, very bright. Not fading out.

Odd weather all over. Snow, rain, rain up and sideways.

Weird animal reactions. Swarm of eels in the Thames. Something about the ravens at the Tower, but it's garbled. Stampede of ponies at Exmoor. No, Dartmoor, sorry.

Lots of people reporting unhappy pets. Frogs and owls seem more unhappy than cats or kneazles.

I'll update if there's anything new and different.